Energy & Mining
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Global Risk: Strait of Hormuz Closure Threatens Oil Supply
MANAMA, July 21 — For communities across Asia that depend on steady flows of affordable crude, the Strait…
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Bab el-Mandeb: Critical chokepoint for global oil and trade
CAIRO, July 21 — The Bab el-Mandeb strait, a narrow chokepoint between the Red Sea and the Gulf…
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Peaker Plants: Costly, Inefficient Power Plants Used During Peak Demand
NEW YORK, July 21 — The peaking power plant, a machine built to sprint rather than run a…
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Oil markets under pressure as US-Iran conflict escalates
WASHINGTON, July 21 — Oil prices have jumped 8 to 12 percent over the past ten days as…
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U.S. EIA: Independent Electricity Price Forecasts for Policy
WASHINGTON, July 21 — Every Wednesday morning, the ritual unfolds quietly behind the scenes. At 10:30 AM Eastern,…
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PJM forecasts power shortfall by 2026 amid data center demand surge
VALLEY FORGE, Pa., July 21 — PJM Interconnection, the largest grid operator in the United States, is facing…
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Renewable energy costs fall, but home bills don’t drop
MANILA, July 21 — For communities across Asia, the cost of keeping the lights on has always been…
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**1973 Oil Embargo Triggered Price Surge and Economic Strain**
WASHINGTON, July 21 — The 1973 oil crisis, triggered by the Yom Kippur War, remains the defining example…
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FERC oversees electricity transmission costs for consumers
WASHINGTON, July 21 — More than $1 billion in civil penalties and disgorgement of unjust profits. That is…
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Kuwait Desalination Plant Blast Impacts GCC Water Security
KUWAIT CITY, July 21 — For the Gulf states that have built their modern prosperity on desalinated water,…
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Natural gas price swings drive rising US electricity rates
WASHINGTON, July 21 — In the corridors of global energy markets, a quiet but consequential shift has been…
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The Strait of Hormuz: How Iran Can Threaten Global Oil Flows
MANILA, July 21 — For communities across Asia, the Strait of Hormuz is more than a line on…
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U.S. oil reserve hits 1983 low as Trump releases oil amid Iran tensions
WASHINGTON, July 21 — The underground salt caverns of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, buried deep in the earth…
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OPEC Output Cuts Raise Global Oil Prices, U.S. Gasoline Impact Limited
VIENNA, July 21 — The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries — better known by its acronym OPEC…
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Southeast Asia’s oil gap drives reliance on Strait of Hormuz imports
MANILA, July 20 — For communities across Southeast Asia, the fuel that powers daily life—from motorbikes in Hanoi…
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Oil Market Shockwaves: Blockade May Reshape Global Energy Prices
NEW DELHI, July 20 — Indian refiners, already navigating volatile crude markets, are bracing for a severe supply…
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West Texas Intermediate remains key U.S. oil pricing benchmark
CUSHING, July 20 — West Texas Intermediate crude oil remains the dominant U.S. benchmark for global petroleum pricing,…
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The Economic and Market Impact of US-Iran Military Strikes on Oil
WASHINGTON, July 20 — The opening salvos in the latest US-Iran confrontation sent global oil prices climbing on…
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Saudi Arabia: From 1932 Unification to World’s Second-Largest Oil Producer
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia occupies the heart of the Middle East, stretching across the bulk of the…
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Power Purchase Agreements Fuel Tech Giants’ Renewable Energy Data Centers
NEW DELHI, July 20 — Power purchase agreements are quietly reshaping how corporate India buys electricity, but the…
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Oil markets jittery as U.S.-Iran tensions, Houthis stir supply risks
WASHINGTON, July 20 — As geopolitical tensions in the Middle East simmer, the global oil market is once…
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Strait of Hormuz closure threatens Asia’s oil supply
TEHRAN, July 20 — A narrow waterway barely 33 kilometres wide at its narrowest point carries roughly one-fifth…
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Strait of Hormuz: 104-mile chokepoint central to 2026 energy crisis
MUSCAT, July 20 — The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf with the open…
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Economic Shockwaves: Strait of Hormuz Closure Cost to Southeast Asia
MANILA, July 20 — For the ten economies of Southeast Asia, a hypothetical closure of the Strait of…
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